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Bridge 94 Ashton Lane Bridge

Type: Advice

Waterway(s): Lancaster Canal

From: 5 April 2026, 2pm

To: On-going

Region: North West

Reason: Vegetation

Subject to review on: 1 May 2026

Location

Closest waterwayLancaster Canal
Starts atBridge 94, Ashton Lane Bridge
Ends atBridge 94, Ashton Lane Bridge

Descriptions

Update 27 April 2026, 3:52pm

Navigation remains restricted at Bridge 94. However, wide beams and narrow boats can pass the tree with care.

Contractors have been instructed to attend but have been delayed as they continue to work through the backlog created by Storm Dave.

They are expected on site soon and an update will be provided on or before Friday 1 May.

Update 24 April 2026, 2:52pm

 Navigation is restricted, at Bridge 94 on the Lancaster Canal, however wide beams and narrow boats can now pass with care, but the fallen tree remains in the water.

The team have removed parts of the tree to allow navigation and contractors have been instructed to attend to remove the rest of the tree.

We will provide an update on Monday 27  April.

Update 20 April 2026, 4:44pm

Navigation is currently closed at Bridge 94 on the Lancaster Canal due to a fallen tree.

Contractors have been instructed to attend, but at present, we are unable to confirm when the contractor will be on site as they are currently dealing with a back log from the high workload created from Storm Dave.

We will provide an update on Monday 27  April.

Update 15 April 2026, 4:17pm

Navigation is currently closed at Bridge 94 on the Lancaster Canal due to a fallen tree.

Unfortunately our contractors have been delayed, and at present, we are unable to confirm when the contractor will be on site as they are currently dealing with a back log from the high workload created from Storm Dave.

A further update will be provided on or before, Monday 20 April.

Update 13 April 2026, 3:16pm

Navigation is currently closed at Bridge 94 on the Lancaster Canal due to a fallen tree.

Unfortunately our contractors have been delayed, and at present, we are unable to confirm when the contractor will be on site as they are currently dealing with a back log from the high workload created from Storm Dave.

A further update will be provided on or before, Thursday 16 April.

Original 7 April 2026, 11:46am

Navigation is currently closed at Bridge 94 on the Lancaster Canal due to a fallen tree.

Contractors have been instructed to remove.

We will provide an update on Monday 13 April.

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